Connie Bruck has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1989 where she writes about business and politics. Her pieces have won multiple awards for reporting and journalism. Her stories have also appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Atlantic Monthly. She is the author of three books: Master of the Game, The Predators’ Ball, and When Hollywood Had a King.

• Prologue: The BallPart One: Spreading the Gospel1. The Miner's Headlamp2. Dr. Feelgood3. Transformation4. Merge with Mike5. The Cloister at Wilshire and Rodeo6. The Air FundPart Two: Pawns Capture Kings7. Triangle—National Can: Kingmaker8. Icahn-TWA: From Greenmailer to Manager-Owner9. Pantry Pride—Revlon: The Crucial CampaignPart Three: The Zenith—and the Fall10. "Drexel is like a god..."11. Proven Prophet—So Far12. Milken's Money Machine13. The Enforcer14. Sovereign Privileges15. Boesky Day16. The Center Cannot Hold17. The HumblingAfterwordAcknowledgmentsIndex

Connie Bruck has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1989 where she writes about business and politics. Her pieces have won multiple awards for reporting and journalism. Her stories have also appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Atlantic Monthly. She is the author of three books: Master of the Game, The Predators’ Ball, and When Hollywood Had a King.

• Prologue: The BallPart One: Spreading the Gospel1. The Miner's Headlamp2. Dr. Feelgood3. Transformation4. Merge with Mike5. The Cloister at Wilshire and Rodeo6. The Air FundPart Two: Pawns Capture Kings7. Triangle—National Can: Kingmaker8. Icahn-TWA: From Greenmailer to Manager-Owner9. Pantry Pride—Revlon: The Crucial CampaignPart Three: The Zenith—and the Fall10. "Drexel is like a god..."11. Proven Prophet—So Far12. Milken's Money Machine13. The Enforcer14. Sovereign Privileges15. Boesky Day16. The Center Cannot Hold17. The HumblingAfterwordAcknowledgmentsIndex

Connie Bruck has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1989 where she writes about business and politics. Her pieces have won multiple awards for reporting and journalism. Her stories have also appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Atlantic Monthly. She is the author of three books: Master of the Game, The Predators’ Ball, and When Hollywood Had a King.

• Prologue: The BallPart One: Spreading the Gospel1. The Miner's Headlamp2. Dr. Feelgood3. Transformation4. Merge with Mike5. The Cloister at Wilshire and Rodeo6. The Air FundPart Two: Pawns Capture Kings7. Triangle—National Can: Kingmaker8. Icahn-TWA: From Greenmailer to Manager-Owner9. Pantry Pride—Revlon: The Crucial CampaignPart Three: The Zenith—and the Fall10. "Drexel is like a god..."11. Proven Prophet—So Far12. Milken's Money Machine13. The Enforcer14. Sovereign Privileges15. Boesky Day16. The Center Cannot Hold17. The HumblingAfterwordAcknowledgmentsIndex